Amytha marila. 1888, October 6. Head of Lake Umbagog. Near Moose Point came on three Greater Scaup Ducks & perhaps They were in the grass and rose out of range going into Leonard's Pond. Followed them but failed to find them. " 7 3 4 2 /0°² 1889, October 25. Lake Umbagog. Near Moose Point. Rowed round Moose Point to Rapid River. On the way started a flock of nine Scaup Ducks (F.marila, I think). They rose very wild and we did not try to get a shot at them after they a- lighted. 1890, October 13. Lake Umbagog. At sunrise Jim discovered two flocks of Ducks in the Lake off B Brook Cove, 10 Greater Scaup composing one flock and 6 American Scoters (Butter-bills) the other. We started for them immediately after breakfast and chased them about all the forenoon. I killed three of the Scaups and two old male Butter-bills, Melvin a pair of Butter-bills. The Scaups joined the Scoters, repeatedly swimming and flying with them. They also went in shore once, some of them actually landing on the rocks and preening their feathers. Both Scaups and Scoters were very shy and we had to bush our boats and paddle carefully to get within shot of them. After this we came upon the Scaup Ducks again in a little cove close in shore. We followed the path of the sun and paddled to within 35 yds. of them. I got five close together and shot at them, to my surprise getting only one, but cutting down another 88